Appointment Notice:

CLAUDE HARDY NAMED VICE-PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER SALES & MARKETING FOR QUEBEC AT VAN DE WATER-RAYMOND

Laval, December 1, 2015 – Van de Water-Raymond, a family-owned sales, marketing and logistics company, is proud to announce the appointment of Claude Hardy to the role of Vice-President and General Manager, Sales & Marketing for the Quebec market. He will take on the management of the entire sales team to support the company in achieving its sales and business objectives. Hardy’s leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills, complemented by his strategic planning and communications experience will undoubtedly make him a great asset to the Van de Water-Raymond team.

With a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University and 30 years of professional experience, Claude Hardy has managed sales and marketing for companies such as Tokai International Holdings Inc., Groceries Division at WG Clark, and Johnson & Johnson. Hardy first joined Van de Water-Raymond as Vice-President of Sales and Marketing from 1998 to 2003, before further broadening his experience in the pharmaceutical industry at McKesson Canada, as Director of Purchasing, OTC, Consumer and Home Health Care products. Returning to Van de Water-Raymond, Hardy will be able to benefit the entire company with his three decades of experience, and he will actively participate in its continued growth.